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Pilates videos is a method of physical and mental conditioning. It is an exercise system focused on improving flexibility and strength for the total body without building bulk. It is a series of controlled movements engaging your body and mind.
Burn more calories and tone up all over with this unique program that is both easy to follow and challenging. You’ll target every part of your body - especially your abs, hips, butt and thighs - in this invigorating Pilates routine. Not only will you develop firm, sexy muscles, you’ll also boost your calorie burn. Burn calories and firm up from head to toe.
30-Minute Body Toning: Take your sculpting results up a notch! Taught by Pilates instructor Lizbeth Garcia, this workout increases the intensity and calorie burn by keeping the pace quick. You won’t sacrifice any toning benefits, and the motivating results will ensure you’ll never look at Pilates the same way again.
BONUS 12-Minute Body Blitz: Target every part of your body in just 12 minutes with this SHAPE strength-training plan featuring Tracy York. You’ll hit all your major trouble zones and chisel well-defined muscles from head-to-toe.
About your fitness expert: Lizbeth Garcia is a certified Pilates instructor and fitness professional accredited by AFAA. She has been a life-long dancer and choreographer, and led multiple fitness and Pilates DVDs.
About SHAPE magazine: Since 1981, SHAPE magazine has guided and motivated women to live their healthiest, most active lives by delivering consistently accurate and highly-researched editorial content. This program targets all fitness levels with modifications for beginners and more experienced exercisers.
Two sets of weights (lighter and heavier) are recommended.
42 mins. (2010)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
For those working moms who have very little time for themselves, renowned Pilates instructor, Lynne Robinson has developed this unique program of five mini workouts from which you can pick and mix your own routines.
By investing a few minutes of your time each day, you can look forward to seeing dramatic changes in your shape, flexibility and strength. There is no faster, safer way to a new body!
Each Pilates workout has a different focus. You can choose which part of the body you wish to target or maybe you just feel like stretching out. If you have a little more time, you can put two or three workouts together.
Lynne Robinson, the world’s top-selling Pilates instructor whose books and videos are sold in over 30 countries, and Pat Cash, former Wimbledon tennis champion and long-standing Pilates fan, will guide you through the exercises and take you step by step through the basics of Pilates.
90 mins. (2009)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
For Trudie Styler — actress, producer, environmental activist and wife of rock star Sting — Pilates has been the perfect solution to maintaining strength and vitality.
A collaborative effort between Trudie Styler and fitness guru James D'Silva, Core Strength Pilates is a complete head-to-toe workout.
Trudie Styler's Core Strength Pilates DVD includes: Choose from 45-minute full-length or 25-minute express program options; features yoga, ballet and Pilates-based exercises - feel fully present, centered and invigorated; combines fitness, aesthetics and artistry; enhances the spirit and well-being; improves tone and flexibility; interviews with Trudie Styler, Sting and James D'Silva; behind the scenes peek at Trudie Styler and Sting's eco-friendly Tuscan estate with an in-depth look at the foods grown and prepared there; and the making of Sting's album If On A Winter's Night.
55 mins. (2009)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
Pilates is ideal for creating strong healthy bodies that are slim, flexible, and lean.
Filmed on a beautiful location overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this dynamic workout includes both standard mat exercises and apparatus mat exercises.
The apparatus exercises, which are usually done in a Pilates studio on a reformer, enhance the routine and give you a taste of the studio experience in your own home - without purchasing any expensive equipment. This specially designed combination of the two types of Pilates provides you with a very complete workout that will slim, tone, and firm your whole body.
About the Instructor: Kara Wily has taught the Pilates method for over 15 years. Formerly a professional dancer, Kara was trained as a teacher by Joseph Pilates’ own protégée, Romana Kryzanowska. Pilates changed Kara’s body and her life. She went on to direct the Pilates Program at the Performing Arts School in Vienna.
Now, as owner of the Kara Wily Pilates Studio in Los Angeles, her list of clientele includes famed actors, television personalities, models, and producers.
Element is proud to support the Arbor Day Foundation. For every four Element DVDs purchased, a tree will be planted (up to 20,000 trees annually). In addition to generating oxygen, trees provide air pollution control and decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide levels thereby reducing global warming.
38 mins. (2009)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
From SHAPE, America’s #1 fitness magazine for women, achieve the leaner, stronger body you want. Flatten abdominals, sculpt and shape your arms, shoulders and thighs, and burn more calories with fun Pilates exercises you can do anywhere.
Fitting a fitness routine into your day is easy with the Core Challenge’s four 10-minute workout segments that can be done in any order. Stay motivated and stay on track with effective body-shaping techniques demonstrated by Pilates master, Mari Winsor.
$1 from the sale of this DVD will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.
Mari Winsor, creator of Winsor Pilates, brings her unique and elegant style to Gaiam Pilates workout DVDs to help you achieve that lean, sculpted Pilates body. Los Angeles-based fitness expert, Winsor is the most celebrated name in Pilates. A former professional dancer, she has co-authored three fitness books and been featured on Oprah and in magazines. Winsor's detailed instructions make these programs easy to follow no matter your skill level.
45 mins. (2009)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
Although the fitness benefits of Pilates are well established, the discipline can seem mysterious to those who have never tried it.
Designed with the beginner in mind, this program fulfills a strong demand for introductory level Pilates programs. With two 10-minute and two 20-minute workouts to choose from, you can start slowly and progress at your own speed.
A bonus booklet and tutorial segment provide helpful information for those new to Pilates, and take-along cards with extra moves allow for exercise on the go.
Straightforward and effective, it’s ideal for beginners and those wishing to refine their practice.
60 mins. (2009)124 mins. (2009)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)
Pilates Power Ball Sculpt uses the most effective body sculpting Pilates moves to give you amazing results within ten workouts.
Engage your entire body with this gentle, flowing, yet challenging routine that targets your waist, lower abs, legs, and butt. The optional Power Ball will help you focus on working slower and harder to achieve a beautiful dancer-like physique.
DVD includes three shorter options: Lower Abs and Butt Express (15 min), Pilates Style Power Sculpt (15 min), and Recovery Stretch (5 min).
Recommended equipment: a mat or carpeted surface; and a 4 pound Power Ball is recommended but not absolutely necessary.
50 mins. (2009)
DVD - All Region
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